Meredith May recalls the first time a honeybee crawled on her arm. She was five years old, her parents had recently split and suddenly she found herself in the care of her grandfather, an eccentric beekeeper. That first close encounter was terrifying and exhilarating, but it opened her eyes to the magic and wisdom of nature where she discovered that everything she needed to know about life and family was right before her in the secret world of bees....